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Billy Bottle & The Multiple invite you to try on their brand new 'singlet', La Belle Époque.

Parade around in front of your friends or try that off-the-shoulder look for an upbeat slice of the present.

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I was alone
I was all by myself
You called me and sighed
Curtis Mayfield had died

But I wasn’t troubled
Joining dots of my own
Writing tunes that I heard
In the back of my mind

A thirst for knowledge
can weigh you down
But there’s an opening
for you to look around
And figure it all out

This could be La Belle Époque
We’ve been waiting far too long
If we don’t lament our lot
Then nothing’s wrong

This could be La Belle Époque
All is gilded by the sun
Nothing like a culture shock
To move us on

Hold on there’s nothing to fear
The beautiful age is already here

Trying to make it
On my own didn’t sit
You need harmony
For a motif to fit

And I had invented
An illusion to share
Till I turned on my heart
And I found you were there

Your money was so well earned
But I could not admit
that there was anything to learn
I’d figured it all out
Nothing left to see
Faith behind all doubt

credits

from La Belle Époque (EP), track released February 9, 2015
Billy Bottle: Voice, Piano, Guitar
Martine Waltier: Voice, Violin
Roz Harding: Soprano Sax
Vivien Goodwin-Darke: Flute
Angus Menter: Trombone
Jim Rintoul: Bass Guitar
Troy Jones: Drums
Lee Fletcher: Digital Editing, Programming, Soundscapes, Treatments

Produced, Mixed & Mastered
by Lee Fletcher (an Unsung Production)

Artwork by Margaret Dean
Hand Lettering by Rosie Harbottle Illustration

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Billie Bottle Devon, UK

Welcome to the world of Billie Bottle, singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and band leader.

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